Motorsports & Automotive Events In or Near Utah

August events in Utah include motorcycle and automotive races, both on- and off-road. There are also professional and amateur drift events, monster truck exhibitions, kart races, quarter-midget races, side-by-side (SxS) races, demolition derbies, a supercar driving opportunity, and lots and lots of car shows!

See below for the full list of events!

Notes: 
(1) If there are non-recurring events missing from this list, please email utahmotornews@gmail.com and let us know what should be added.
(2) www.jchackett.com/events and utahcarczar.com/upcoming-car-shows are good sources of detailed information on recurring events including car shows, cruises, etc.
(3) Events are listed as scheduled by organizers. Late schedule changes may not be reflected.
(4) Acronyms:
DMS = Diamond Mountain Speedway, near Vernal, UT
DTR = Desert Thunder Raceway, near Price, UT
GJMS = Grand Junction Motor Speedway, CO
IRPCA = Intermountain Region Porsche Club of America
HPDE = High Performance Driver Event training
MRAN = Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada
MCR = Millard County Raceway, near Delta, UT
NASA = National Auto Sport Association
SCCA = Sports Car Club of America 
SHR = South Hills Raceway, near Twin Falls, ID
UMC = Utah Motorsports Campus, near Grantsville, UT
UMORA = Utah Motorcycle Off-Road Racing Association
USBA = Utah Sport Bike Association
(5) Color coding:
Red = primarily competitive event
Blue = primarily participation event
Green = primarily spectator event

Date, Event, Location

Aug 2nd, Riverton Neighborhood Car Show, Riverton

Aug 2nd, Legacy Village Car Show, Taylorsville

Aug 2nd, APEX/USBA Motorcycle Track Day, UMC

Aug 2nd, Monster Trucks, Spanish Fork

Aug 2nd, Whiskey Throttle SxS Short-Course Grudge Racing, UMC

Aug 2nd – 3rd, Dirt Track Stock Car Racing, DMS

Aug 2nd – 3rd, Dirt Track Stock Car Racing, MCR

Aug 2nd – 3rd, The “Original” Evanston Car-Cruise Car Show, Evanston, WY

Aug 2nd – 4th, Colorado Karting Tour Racing, GJMS

Aug 3rd, Summit County Fair Demolition Derby, Coalville

Aug 3rd, Red Barn Academy Fall Harvest Car Show, Farmington 

Aug 3rd, Punishment at the Peak Demolition Derby, Grantsville

Aug 3rd, Planes & Horsepower Car Show, Heber City

Aug 3rd, Lions Club Car Show, Milford

Aug 3rd, Santaquin Orchard Days Car Show, Santaquin

Aug 3rd, Utah County Fair Demolition Derby, Spanish Fork  

Aug 3rd, Utah County Fair Car Show, Spanish Fork

Aug 3rd, West Bountiful Car Show, West Bountiful

Aug 3rd, Salt City Drift, UMC

Aug 3rd, Evanston Car Cruise Car Show, Evanston, WY

Aug 3rd – 4th, USBA Masters of the Mountain Superbike Race Series, Round 4, UMC

Aug 4th, Utah SCCA Autocross, UMC

Aug 4th, UMC Kart Championship Series, Round 7, UMC

Aug 4th, Blues & Brews Car Show, Snowbasin

Aug 5th, Alpine Days Auto Show, Alpine

Aug 5th, Lindon Days Car Show, Lindon

Aug 6th, Stroll & Roll Car Show, Millcreek

Aug 8th, Bluffdale Lions Club Car Show, Bluffdale

Aug 8th, Duchesne County Fair Demolition Derby, Duchesne

Aug 9th, Riverton Chevrolet Car Show, South Jordan

Aug 9th – 10th, Dirt Track Stock Car Racing, DTR

Aug 9th – 10th, Monster Trucks, Draper

Aug 10th, Duchesne Custom Car Show, Duchesne

Aug 10th, Intermountain Mustang & All Ford Stampede Car Show, Heber City

Aug 10th, Juab Stars & Cars Demolition Derby, Nephi

Aug 10th, Golden Spike Derailer Demolition Derby, Ogden

Aug 10th, Kermit’s Kruisers Car Show, Salina 

Aug 10th, Wasatch Rods and Customs Under the Sun Car Show, Sunset

Aug 10th, Salt Lake Valley Quarter Midget Racing, UMC

Aug 10th, Cops & Cars Car Show, Fruita, CO

Aug 10th – 11th, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks, West Valley City

Aug 10th – 11th, Street Car Bracket Racing, SHR

Aug 11th, Summer Rev Up for Vets Car, Truck & Bike Show, West Valley City

Aug 11th, IRPCA Autocross, UMC

Aug 11th, USBA Street Bike Advanced Rider Training, UMC

Aug 11th, Utah Gambler Off-road Track Day, UMC

Aug 12th – 13th, Driving Dynamics Fleet Driver Safety Training, UMC

Aug 14th, Amateur Track & Autocross Day, UMC

Aug 16th, Hagen Collision Car Show, Riverton 

Aug 17th, Saprea Benefit Auto Show, Draper

Aug 17th, Kruisers for Kids Car Show, Midvale

Aug 17th, Darren Bideaux RV Car Show, Ogden

Aug 17th, Jag’s Customer Appreciation Car Show, Ogden

Aug 17th, Iron County Demolition Derby, Parowan

Aug 17th, Bikers Against Child Abuse Car & Bike Show, West Valley City

Aug 17th, Car & Bike Roll Racing, UMC

Aug 17th, Red Rock Racers Auto Time Trial, GJMS

Aug 17th – 18th, Utah Region SCCA RallyCross, DTR

Aug 17th – 18th, Grassroots Regional Motocross, Round 6, Preston, ID

Aug 18th, Sunday in the Park Car Show, Springville

Aug 18th, Drift Buffet Summer Soulstice, UMC

Aug 18th, USBA Supermoto Racing, Round 4, & Public Open Practice, UMC

Aug 19th, American Legion Post #72 Car Show, Orem

Aug 21st, Amateur Track & Autocross Day, UMC

Aug 22nd, Bradshaw Chevrolet Cool August Nite Charity Car Show, Cedar City

Aug 23rd – 24th, Dirt Track Stock Car Racing & Swap Meet, DTR

Aug 23rd, Cruising for a Cause Fundraiser Car Show, Payson

Aug 23rd – 25th, Xtreme Xperience Supercar Driving Experience, UMC

Aug 23rd, Motorcycle Hard Enduro Rhythm Knockout, Cedar City

Aug 24th, Battle of the Borders Motorcycle Desert Grand Prix, Cedar City

Aug 24th, Bryce Canyon Fly-in & Car Show, Bryce Canyon Airport

Aug 24th, Caffeine & Cars Car Show, Clearfield 

Aug 24th, Copperton Town Days Car Show, Copperton

Aug 24th, Fruit Heights Car Show, Fruit Heights

Aug 24th, Old Cars & Old Souls Car Show, Hyrum

Aug 24th, Bonneville Off-Road Racing White Knuckle 200, Knolls

Aug 24th, Weber State Car Show, Layton

Aug 24th, Cars & Burgers Car Show, Lehi

Aug 24th, Unlucky Ones Down & Dirty Car Show, Magna

Aug 24th, Veterans Alliance Car Show, Murray 

Aug 24th, Advance Auto Parts Car Show, Roy

Aug 24th, Southeast Township Days Car Show, Sandy

Aug 24th, Wired Madness Demolition Derby, West Jordan

Aug 25th, Salt Lake Valley Quarter Midget Race, UMC

Aug 25th, UMC Kart Championship Series, Round 8, UMC

Aug 25th, Eurosports Utah Customer Motorcycle Track Experience, UMC

Aug 26th, Copperton Town Days Car Show, Copperton

Aug 29th, Highland Cove Senior Center Car Show, Millcreek

Aug 29th – 31st, Formula Drift, UMC

Aug 31st, Lagoon Fun Run Car Show, Farmington

Aug 31st, 38th Outlaw Car Show, Scofield 

Aug 31st – Sep 1st, Grassroots Regional Motocross, Round 7, Rupert, ID